'The defense is not built with size, strength and power right now,' Auburn defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder siad of the Tigers' struggles in stopping the run.

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Ethan Bernal
ebernal@gannett.com

Auburn defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder was understandably frustrated after the Tigers were blown out 38-0 by Georgia on Saturday. The Tigers continue to hang at the bottom of the SEC in most defensive categories and have seemed to regress in the past two weeks, allowing 101 points.

VanGorder was asked about Auburn's future after the loss to his former team, and without getting too specific, he said change is necessary.

"If you're into football, you know football, you can look at it and you can pretty much know the route it has to go and where we've got to improve greatly," VanGorder said. ...